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In 2003 Acme Computer priced its computers five times higher than its printers. What is the ratio of its gross revenue for computers and printers respectively in the year 2003?
(1) In the first half of 2003 it sold computers and printers in the ratio of 3:2, respectively, and in the second half in the ratio of 2:1.
(2) It sold each computer for $1000.
Project DS Butler Data Sufficiency (DS3)
For DS butler Questions Click HereStatements combined:
Consider EXTREMES.
Case 1: 3,000,000 computers and 2,000,000 printers sold in the first half, 2 computers and 1 printer sold in the second half
In this case, the SECOND half of the year has virtually no effect on the revenue ratio.
As a result, the revenue ratio is determined almost solely by the number of units sold in the FIRST half of the year.
Case 2: 3 computers and 2 printers sold in the first half, 2,000,000 computers and 1,000,000 printers sold in the second half
In this case, the FIRST half of the year has virtually no effect on the revenue ratio.
As a result, the revenue ratio is determined almost solely by the number of units sold in the SECOND half of the year.
Since each case will yield different revenue ratios, the two statements combined are INSUFFICIENT.